A comprehensive experimental investigation of combustion and heat release characteristics of a biodiesel (hazelnut kernel oil methyl ester) fueled direct injection compression ignition engine

In the present study, hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) kernel oil was transesterified with methanol using potassium hydroxide as catalyst to obtain biodiesel and a comprehensive experimental investigation of combustion (cylinder gas pressure, rate of pressure rise, ignition delay) and heat release (rate of heat release, cumulative heat release, combustion duration and center of heat release) parameters of a direct injection compression ignition engine running with biodiesel and its blends with diesel fuel was carried out. Experiment parameters included the percentage of biodiesel in the blend, engine load, injection timing, injection pressure, and compression ratio. Results showed that hazelnut kernel oil methyl ester and its blends with diesel fuel can be used in the engine without any modification and undesirable combustion and heat release characteristics were not observed. The modifications such as increasing of injection timing, compression ratio, and injection pressure provided significant improvement in combustion and heat release characteristics.     

Effect of injection and ignition timings on performance and emissions from a spark-ignition engine fueled with methanol

Optimal injection and ignition timings and the effects of injection and ignition timings on performance and emissions from a high-compression direct-injection stratified charge spark-ignition methanol engine have been investigated experimentally. The results have shown that direct-injection spark-ignition methanol engine, in which a non-uniform mixture with a stratified distribution can be formed, has optimal injection and ignition timings to obtain a good combustion and low exhaust emissions in the overall mode range. Both methanol injection timing and ignition timing have a significant effect on methanol engine performance, combustion, and exhaust emissions. At an engine speed of 1600 rpm, full load, and optimal injection and ignition timings, methanol engine can obtain shorter ignition delay, lesser cycle-by-cycle variation, the maximum in-cylinder pressure, the maximum heat release rate, and higher thermal efficiency compared to the case of non-optimized injection and ignition timings. For methanol engine, the optimization of injection timing and ignition timing can lead to an improvement of brake-specific fuel consumption of more than 10% compared to non-optimized case in the overall load range and engine speed of 1600 rpm. The best compromise between thermal efficiency and exhaust emissions is reached at optimal injection and ignition timings.     

The splitting tendency of uniaxially-oriented PET tapes investigated with nano-indentation,nano-scratch,differential scanning calorimetry,and X-ray

Earlier, various additives werescreened to improve the weavability of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) tape. For predicting the weavability, three tests had been used: tensile impact strength, fibrillar versus puckered fracture and an axial folding test. This paper shows the possibility of using a simple nano-indentation method to decide on the splintering tendency of uniaxially-oriented PET tapes, as a predictor for weavability. A plasticity index derived from the nano-indentation correlated with PET tapes that were, or were not, weavable. Nano-scratches applied parallel and perpendicular to the tape also showed differences that could be correlated to the splitting tendency. While investigating these tests methods, it was observed that pure uniaxially- oriented PET tape heat set at 140°C had a non-splintering character even without additives, while polymeric additives were needed to resist splintering for the tape heat set at 240°C. Calorimetry showed no difference in heat-of-fusion implying identical crystallinity in the tapes heat set at 140°C and 240°C. However, X-ray studies revealed that the crystallites in the tape heat set at 140°C were smaller/and or imperfect, and hence there were more lateral tie-molecules that provided it the splitting resistance. Pure PET tape if heat set below 150°C may be a workable solution for weaving, thereby dispensing with the need for toughening additives.     

Effect of EGR and injection timing on combustion and emission characteristics of split injection strategy DI-diesel engine fueled with biodiesel

In this study, the effect of injection timing and EGR rate on the combustion and emissions of a Ford Lion V6 split injection strategy direct injection diesel engine has been experimentally investigated by using neat biodiesel produced from soybean oil. The results showed that, with the increasing of EGR rate, the brake specific fuel combustion (BSFC) and soot emission were slightly increased, and nitrogen oxide (NO_x) emission was evidently decreased. Under higher EGR rate, the peak pressure was slightly lower, and the peak heat release rate kept almost identical at lower engine load, and was higher at higher engine load. With the main injection timing retarded, BSFC was slightly increased, NO_x emission was evidently decreased, and soot emission hardly varied. The second peak pressure was evidently decreased and the heat release rate was slightly increased.     

Evaluation of formulation strategies to eliminate the biodiesel NOx effect

In this paper, we explore the efficacy of (1) reducing the iodine value of soy-derived biodiesel fuels through increasing the methyl oleate (methyl ester of oleic acid) content and (2) addition of cetane improvers, as strategies to combat the biodiesel NO_x effect: the increase in NO_x emissions observed in most studies of biodiesel and biodiesel blends. This is accomplished by spiking a conventional soy-derived biodiesel fuel with methyl oleate or with cetane improver. The impact on bulk modulus of compressibility, fuel injection timing, cetane number, combustion, and emissions were examined. The conventional B20 blend produced a NO_x increase of 3–5% relative to petroleum diesel, depending on injection timing. However, by using a B20 blend where the biodiesel portion contained 76% methyl oleate, the biodiesel NO_x effect was eliminated and a NO_x neutral blend was produced. The bulk modulus of petroleum diesel was measured to be 2% lower than B20, yielding a shift in fuel injection timing of 0.1–0.3 crank angle. The bulk modulus of the high methyl oleate B20 blend was measured to be 0.5% lower than B20, not enough to have a measurable impact on fuel injection timing. Increasing the methyl oleate portion of the biodiesel to 76% also had the effect of increasing the cetane number from 48.2 for conventional B20 to 50.4, but this effect is small compared to the increase to 53.5 achieved by adding 1000 ppm of 2-ethylhexyl nitrate (EHN) to B20. For the particular engine tested, NO_x emissions were found to be insensitive to ignition delay, maximum cylinder temperature, and maximum rate of heat release. The dominant effect on NO_x emissions was the timing of the combustion process, initiated by the start of injection, and propagated through the timing of maximum heat release rate and maximum temperature.     

三相流闭式重力热管的强化传热

将三相流强化传热技术应用于重力热管,构建了三相流闭式重力热管系统.以水为工质,固含率(体积分数)、固体颗粒的种类、大小及加热功率等作为参数,研究并分析了三相流重力热管的传热性能.结果表明:在一定的条件下,三相流闭式重力热管具有一定的强化传热效果.随着加热功率的增加,等效对流传热系数增大.加入φ5.5 mm的聚甲醛颗粒时...     

利用吸收式热泵回收烧碱蒸发工段废热的研究

介绍了采用一套吸收式热泵回收烧碱蒸发工段尾效排出的低压蒸汽所带出的热量，用来预热盐水，达到降低蒸汽消耗的目的；系统分析了吸收式热泵各个单元的热质传递机理，建立了过程模型，并通过数值模拟显示，该吸收式热泵能够达到设计要求，具有显著的经济效益和社会效益。     

Application of Wood Drying Simulation Models in Commercial Lumber Manufacturing

Drying models are created both to develop a better understanding of the governing heat and mass transfer phenomena and to assist drying practitioners in achieving commercial goals. This article is a review of the application of wood drying and kiln simulation models to commercial lumber drying challenges. Examples from the literature are briefly reviewed and four selected applications in commercial lumber manufacturing are described. They include development of equalization schedules, assessment of green lumber sorting, development of alternative drying schedules, and assessment of fan reversal frequency and timing.     

不同结构下两弯头脉动热管的数值模拟

脉动热管以其独特的换热优势,在电子器件的散热领域取得了卓越的成效。因此提出一种带有锯齿波纹段的两弯头新型脉动热管,并采用数值方法研究了波纹段的布置位置对脉动热管运行性能的影响。结果表明新结构脉动热管的传热性能和启动特性都优于传统结构的脉动热管。此外,当锯齿段布置在热管两端时,具有较短的启动时间,尤其位于冷凝段时锯齿型脉动热管具有更低的温差和最大的换热量。因此可以认为当波纹段位于冷凝段时,新结构脉动热管具有最优的运行特性。     

大型换热器抽芯工装设计

针对乙烯装置大型换热器现场检修中抽芯及除焦困难 ,设计了一套抽芯及除焦工装 ,经使用效果良好 ,为大型换热器的工厂化检修提供了有效途径     

风冷柴油机散热片Nusselt数的数学模型研究

根据本研究元件的传热特征，编集了一组微分方程描述传热过程。同时采用模拟分析方法指导模型实验，采用综合法将实验结果表述为适合实验条件的Ｎｕｓｓｅｌｔ数经验计算公式。     

Structure development of poly(L‐lactic acid) fibers processed at various spinning conditions

Poly(L ‐lactic acid) (PLA) filaments were spun by melt‐spinning at 500 and 1850 mm^?1, and further drawn and heat‐set to modify the morphology of these PLA filaments. PLA yarns were characterized by wide‐angle X‐ray diffraction (WAXD) and sonic method. WAXD reveals that PLA yarns spun at 500 mm^?1 are almost amorphous while the PLA filaments spun at 1850 mm^?1 have about 6% crystallinity. This is different from PET filaments spun at the same speed that have almost no crystallinity. Both drawn‐ and heat‐set PLA filaments showed much higher crystallinity (60%) than do as‐spun fibers produced at 500 and 1850 mm^?1 speed, which is also higher than the usual heat‐set PET yarns. It appears that crystalline orientation rapidly reaches a value in the order of 0.95 at 1850 mm^?1 and that drawn‐ and heat‐set yarns have almost the same crystalline orientation values. Molecular orientation is relatively low for as‐spun PLA yarn, and molecular orientation increased to ～0.5 after drawing or heat–setting or both. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 101: 1210–1216, 2006     

颗粒物料移动床与波形壁面间传热的研究

分析了无气流通过的移动床与波形壁面间的传热机理和传热系数.建立了这种移动床与波形壁面间换热的实验装置.实验表明,其中的传热规律与“两区”模型比较吻合.     

HEAT TRANSFER TO NON-NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS FLOWING THROUGH HORIZONTAL TUBES

Experimental and analytical investigation of heat transfer to single phase flow of pseudoplastic fluids under constant heat flux condition was carried out. Experimental data for laminar flow heat transfer in the thermally developing region over a wide range of rheological properties ( n from 0.54 to 0.84 and K from 0.07 to 2.41 Nsⁿ/m²) in 0.028 and 0.057 m diameter pipes were collected. Enhancement in heat transfer rate due to natural convection and temperature dependent rheotogy was observed. The temperature dependent viscosity effect is a function of flow behavior index and it contributes more towards heat transfer enhancement than natural convection does. A correlation (confidence level ±15%) for the entire set of data is also presented.     

Optimal operation of simple refrigeration cycles: Part I: Degrees of freedom and optimality of sub-cooling

The paper focuses on the operation of simple refrigeration cycles. With equipment given, there are, from a control and operational point of view, five steady-state degrees of freedom; the compressor power, the heat transfer in the condenser, the heat transfer in the evaporator, the choke valve opening and the active charge in the cycle. Different designs for affecting the active charge, including the location of the liquid receiver, are discussed. With a given load (e.g. given cooling duty) the compressor power is set. Furthermore, it is usually optimal to maximize the heat transfer. The two remaining degrees of freedom (choke valve and active charge) may be used to set the degree of super-heating and sub-cooling. It is found that super-heating should be minimized whereas some sub-cooling is optimal. For a simple ammonia cycle, sub-cooling gives savings in compressor power of about 2%. In this paper, refrigeration (cooling) cycles are considered, but the same principles apply to heat pumps.     

硫铁矿渣热回收技术

渣热利用对于硫铁矿制酸企业在清洁生产、环境保护、资源综合利用、热能回收等方面具有重要意义。介绍一种新型的硫铁矿渣热回收利用技术,分析渣热回收方式和热回收利用效率,提出了渣热利用在设计上有关腐蚀、磨损等方面的问题,并进一步探讨了硫铁矿渣热利用自动化可控程度和成套设备。本成果有助于硫铁矿制酸领域的节能减排,并可为其他领域的渣热利用提供借鉴。     

Low sooting combustion of narrow-angle wall-guided sprays in an HSDI diesel engine with retarded injection timings

An optically accessible single-cylinder high speed direct-injection (HSDI) diesel engine was used to investigate the spray and combustion processes with narrow-angle wall-guided sprays. Influences of injection timings and injection pressure on combustion characteristics and emissions were studied. In-cylinder pressure was measured and used for heat release analysis. High-speed spray and combustion videos were captured. NO_x emissions were measured in the exhaust pipe. With significantly retarded post-top dead center (TDC) injections, smokeless combustion was achieved for wall-guided diesel spray. Premixed-combustion was observed from the heat release rates and the combustion images. Natural luminosity was found significantly lower for smokeless combustion case. However, NO_x emissions were higher for the low sooting combustion cases. In addition, retarding injection timing lead to more complete combustion with more heat released from the same amount of fuel. Spray images revealed significant fuel impingement for all the conditions and the spray development was controlled and guided by the piston bowl curvature. NO_x and natural luminosity trade-off trend was observed for these conditions. However, quite different from conventional diesel combustion, retarding post-TDC injection timing leads to lower natural luminosity and higher NO_x emissions for narrow-angle wall-guided spray combustion. For the smokeless combustion case under moderate operating load, both homogeneous combustion and low-luminosity pool fires were observed during combustion process and the latter was due to fuel-piston impingement. The findings in this study could be used to solve the smoke issues associated with narrow-angle injection technique under high load conditions. With narrow-angle injectors, ignition could occur for significantly retarded post-TDC injections, which provides a unique mixing approach for diesel engines.     

造气吹风气余热回收装置的应用

随着生产能力的扩大,原吹风气余热回收装置已不能满足生产要求。为此,新建1套Φ7800mm造气吹风气余热回收装置,并采用多项新技术和新设备,生产的3．82MPa蒸汽并网发电,实现节能、环保的目的。     

水平管降膜蒸发器传热系数空间分布

为了得到水平管降膜蒸发器传热系数,建立了水平管降膜蒸发传热实验台。通过对实验结果的归纳,分析了水平管降膜蒸发器总传热系数随顶排管喷淋密度、蒸发温度的变化规律,并给出了总传热系数在水平管降膜蒸发器内部空间的分布。结果表明,总传热系数随喷淋密度、蒸发温度的增大而增大。在空间分布上,传热系数沿管长方向受凝结过程的影响前5 m先增大,后3 m逐渐减小;在垂直方向由上向下逐渐减小。另外传热系数随管排数的增加而降低,并且当喷淋密度较小时,总传热系数下降的趋势更明显。     

Air-fuel mixing and combustion in a small-bore direct injection optically accessible diesel engine using a retarded single injection strategy

In this paper, the air-fuel mixing and combustion in a small-bore direct injection optical diesel engine were studied for a retarded single injection strategy. The effects of injection pressure and timing were analyzed based on in-cylinder heat release analysis, liquid fuel and vapor fuel imaging by Laser induced exciplex fluorescence technique, and combustion process visualization. NOx emissions were measured in the exhaust pipe. Results show that increasing injection pressure benefits soot reduction while increases NOx emissions. Retarding injection timing leads to simultaneous reduction of soot and NOx emissions with premixed homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) like combustion modes. The vapor distribution in the cylinder is relatively homogeneous, which confirms the observation of premixed combustion in the current studies. The postulated path of these combustion modes were analyzed and discussed on the equivalence ratio-temperature map.